Blog Jan 27, 2016
Governor Brown Proposes Additional $250 Million in Adult Facility Construction Funding
Governor Brown’s 2016 – 2017 budget proposal increases state spending on local criminal justice facilities, while limiting competition for funds.
The BSCC will be hosting four community meetings in southern California, providing an opportunity for advocates to voice their opinions about how Proposition 47 funding should be used.
Blog Jan 12, 2016
Another Dimension to “Black Lives Matter”
When it comes to police shooting unarmed suspects, white lives and older lives appear to matter more than Black, Latino, and young lives.
$250 million for adult facility construction funding and increased funding to DJJ, but only $29.3 million in Prop. 47 savings?
Blog Dec 22, 2015
Ignoring Poverty In Plain Sight
Recently Mike Males reported what has been obvious for more than a century: class and race predict just about everything related to crime. Poverty in particular is of critical importance.